To provide a constructive forum for Council Chairs to discuss concerns and problems uniquely faced by Council Chairs for the purpose of identifying viablesolutions that will help us further the Mission of TU, our Councils, and Chapters.

Guidelines:

This group will primarily consist of current Council Chairs

Former Council Chairs will be allowed to join so that we may glean their wisdom

Feel free to add any practices/methods you use to get things done

Also feel free ask for advice on anything and everything you don't know how to handle

Finally, feel free to complain about anything and everything

Caveat to the above: for every question/complaint you'd better suggest a solution. The purpose of this group is to identify solutions. Above all else, be constructive and creative.

If you cannot abide by the above everything will be done to be remove you from the group.

Finally, be respectful of others. Some of us have been Chair for a long time; others, not so long. There is no question too inane or too obscure that we cannot solve.

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The Teanaway River is a freestone tributary of the Yakima River, near the Stuart Range in Central Washington. The river was recently closed to fishing due to low flows and high water temperatures.
TU's work and involvement in the watershed has it's foundations in the Teanaway Community Forest, a 50... [ READ MORE... ]

Join the Yakima River Headwaters TU Chapter and Spokane Women On The Fly for an exciting and educational weekend of fly fishing, fellowship, conservation work, and networking for women anglers of all experience levels.
The weekend kicks off with a no-host social gathering at The Brick, in Roslyn,... [ READ MORE... ]

Join Spokane Women on the Fly for a weekend in the Yakima's headwaters. Here's more information about the schedule. We are in need of volunteers to help with casting instruction (both single and two-handed spey and switch rods) and other program development. Interested? Contact Heather Hodson or... [ READ MORE... ]

Featured presentations and discussion:
Mitchell Long, Kittitas Conservation Trust. Click on the link below for more information and updates on this important headwaters project to improve and restore critcal habitat for wild fish.
Russ Ricketts, River Snorkeling. Russ is part of a growing group of... [ READ MORE... ]

Join us at 10 AM at Crow Creek Flyfishing in Roslyn, Washington. From there we'll leave to install signs at angler and Drift boat access areas along the headwaters. Please bring weather-appropriate clothing, work gloves, and a cordless drill if you have one. Coffee and donuts will be served at 9:45... [ READ MORE... ]

Join us for our May meeting at The Brick on Wednesday, May 20th to discuss the upcoming Upper Yakima Restoration Project.
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Mitchell Long of KIttitas Conservation Trust will review the project plans to date, and begin the... [ READ MORE... ]

One of the biggest issues we've identified in the Headwaters, as well as across the basin, is access - keeping and improving what we have, restoring access that's been taken away, and establishing a common-sense set of guidelines to ensure that we have a consistent approach to the public's right to... [ READ MORE... ]

I think it should be a built in perk to use the resource of each other when considering fishing trips to new states. I have always been forthright with information to most fellow TU'ers regarding places to fish, how to get there, and what to expect in my state. Local knowledge is always the key to... [ READ MORE... ]

Hopefully you have all received the e-mail containing information on the Proposed Policy on the Ownership of Interests in Real Property. If you have not, let me know and I'll make sure you receive it. If you did, what do you think about it? A few things to consider...
Does it go far enough? Too far... [ READ MORE... ]